Bear Quotes

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Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, bear t that th' opposed may beware of thee. — William Shakespeare
Such tricks hath strong imagination, That, if it would but apprehend some joy, It comprehends some bringer of that joy; Or in the night, imagining… — William Shakespeare
Intolerance is the ''Do Not Touch'' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not… — Eric Hoffer
There is no society or conversation to be kept up in the world without good-nature, or something which must bear its appearance and supply its… — Joseph Addison
Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals,… — Ambrose Bierce
Books bear him up a while, and make him try to swim with bladders of philosophy. — John Wilmot
A serious life means being fully aware of the alternatives, thinking about them with all the intensity one brings to bear on life-and-death questions, in… — Allan Bloom
Nothing seems to matter quite as much. I no longer think about death in the concentrated way I once did. I don't know? you get… — John Updike
Death then, being the way and condition of life, we cannot love to live if we cannot bear to die. — William Penn
A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every… — William Hazlitt
Great pressure is brought to bear to make us undervalue ourselves. On the other hand, civilization teaches that each of us is an inestimable prize.… — Saul Bellow
I could never have a mistress, because I couldn't bear to tell the story of my life all over again. — Oscar Levant
Fulfill thy fate! Be-do-bear-and thank God. — Philip James Bailey
You can bear your troubles or shrug them off. They're your shoulders. — Robert Breault
Our destiny often looks like a fruit-tree in winter. Who would think from its pitiable aspect that those rigid boughs, those rough twigs could next… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Everything that I bear within me bound, is to be found somewhere else free. — Antonio Porchia
Something has gone badly wrong with our culture. We've created a culture where really large numbers of the people around us can't bear to be… — Johann Hari
To have the universe bear one company would be a great consolation in death. — Publilius Syrus
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Every man deems… — Lydia M. Child
I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad, a bear, or an elephant ugly; they being created in those outward shapes and figures… — Thomas Browne

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